Missing Austin

Well, it has been over a week since I've been in Austin and I'm really just wanting to be down there, but I'm in Waco watching Napoleon Dynamite. Christina asked me if I was excited about my trip to NYC and I said I was but I was way less excited than last year when I only lived in Waco. I love living in Austin so much that I feel less of a need to get away. That feeling lasted until about Friday afternoon when I was having lunch with Natalie at this great Greek place, three great yoga classes into being there and then going to the sutra discussion group. Sitting there in the discussion group, I just felt this incredible sense of peacefulness of being fully and completely at home. I really could move to New York. Except it really does get pretty cold there and then I just do love Austin it has so much of the things that I love about NY, good yoga classes that I don't teach, good food, hip people, a present moment enjoy life ethos, so I don't know I guess Austin is like the New York I can realistically manage from where I am right now and that is worth a whole heck of a lot, plus the better weather.

New York City

I had a fabulous time in NYC. I was expecting to have a great time and had an even better one. Great yoga, great food, great time with friends, both old (James and Joe and Natalie) and new (Carolyn, Sara and Ryan and philosophers et al) . Here's all the really great dining experiences: Pure Food and Wine, Ethiopian, Greek, Thai, Italian, and just pretzels and pizza on the street.

All the yoga classes were wonderful: Laura Warren, Carrie Owerko, Brooke Myers and a real highlight, going to the Sutra Study group Friday afternoon at the Institute.


And yes, I did see a show. Eddy Marks and I went to see Blue Man Group Friday night, totally bizarre random silly show.

I did even manage to work some philosophy in. My paper on two models of self-comportment went well. Janelle did a great job on her paper.

I'm pretty tired now!

Post Weekend Update

Had a great Fall Break in Austin.

I went to Devon's class Friday morning, which will become my own class at Clear Spring Studio in the Spring! Friday during the day I got some work done and ran various errands and of course walked Dylan the dog.

The Laura Allard workshop started Friday Evening. I learned a ton about the muscles of the hip and the leg and all sorts of nifty tricks with blocks. Devon and I went to an absolutely fabulous restaurant, The Buenos Aires Cafe Saturday evening for dinner. Wow! Really the best meal I've had in recent memory.

Had a busy day up in Waco yesterday and another one today. I've got a very compressed week due to the upcoming Society of Ancient Greek Philosophy Conference in NYC.

next posting from there.

Up coming Classes I'm teaching in Austin

Saturday October 27 9 AM YY N
Saturday October 27 10:35 Austin Kula


Sunday October 28 9 AM YY NW Hatha Star
Sunday October 28 10:30 YY NW Restorative

Sunday November 18 4:30 YY Westgate.


Hope to see you there.

Fall Break in Austin

Today is Fall Break and it actually feels like fall for the first time all season. It is really great not having to drive back upto Waco today. Last night, I went to two classes of Christina's yoga marathon, and my shoulder held up really well in backward bending... then I went out with Pete, former student of mine. Went to The Ginger Man again and to Opal Divine's for the first time. (I'm really looking forward to having Korean food with he and his wife soon.!!!) Impressive drink menus at both places. This morning, I walked Dylan, who is super excited to see me, went to Devon's yoga class, chatted with Jessica a bit and then went to Whole Foods. All the stuff I love about Austin!! It continues to be just fabulous for me here.

Now I'm revising my conference paper and looking forward to the Laura Allard Workshop this weekend.

Weekend in Dallas

Well, at first, I was a little sad not to be in Austin this weekend, but I was much less depressed returning to Waco knowing that I also live in Austin now. The workshop with Mary and Eddy was so fabulous. They helped me a ton with my shoulder. It feels better than it has in weeks. It was also inspiring to get more focused on studying yoga and yoga teaching more intently than I have the past few months (Drawback of passing assessment I guess). Michelle had a lovely dinner party for some of us Saturday night. Her new house is beautiful and she is just a fabulous cook!

I brought some salads home from Central Market and stopped by to see Lenore Henry and H.W for dinner. Here are some pictures of me and H.W.

Second Yoga Yoga Class

Well, I taught my second class at Yoga Yoga tonight. I subbed for Charlie. It was a lot of fun. He has the group really well trained. Jesse and Tabitha and Jeremiah even came to see me !! We worked on standing poses and some minor inversions...

This week is a quick visit to Austin. I spent most of the day getting stuff done in Waco, but I drove down in time to hit Devon's restorative class, quite lovely. (Christina is out of town, so no yoga marathon tonight!). Then I headed south to Westgate. I ate a bit at Central Market and shopped some, got a cool white shirt at Whole Earth. I read a couple philosophy articles that Jake Howland gave me. we are definitely interested in similar themes, philosophy, narrative, soul formation.... It was nice just to read some philosophy in a relaxed way..

Then I taught and went back to CM, got an array of apples to try (I'm supposed to have three a day according to Craig, aruyveda guy,) Three is a lot, may as well go for variety within appledom.

anyway, even though it is a quick trip this week, it feels so good to be here.

Mary and Eddy are in Dallas this weekend. I'm excited !!!